2023 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship Explained

2023 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:July 1 - October 8 2023
Teams:6
Sponsor:Slevin's Coaches
Champions: Raharney
Count:15
Champions Captain:Robbie Greville
Champions Manager:Ger Flanagan
Runners-Up: Lough Lene Gaels
Runners-Up Captain:Phillip Reilly
Runners-Up Manager:Joey Williams
Relegated: Fr Daltons
Matches:17
Goals:61 (3.588 per match)
Points:687 (40.4 per match)
Top Scorer: Niall O'Brien (2-66)
Previous Year:2022
Previous Tournament:2022 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:2024
Next Tournament:2024 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship

The 2023 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship was the 119th staging of the Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Westmeath County Board in 1903.

Fr Daltons were promoted to the championship as Senior 'B' Hurling champions,[1] replacing relegated Cullion from the previous year.

A total of six teams contest the Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship. Castletown Geoghegan enter the championship as the defending champions.[2] Castlepollard, Clonkill, Fr Daltons, Lough Lene Gaels, and Raharney round out the field.

Fr Daltons were relegated from Senior 'A' after one season, while St Oliver Plunketts were promoted from Senior 'B' for next year.[3]

The final at TEG Cusack Park in Mullingar between Lough Lene Gaels and Raharney, was their first meeting in a decider since 1992.[4] Raharney won the final for their first county championship since 2021, and their 15th overall. [5] [6] [7]

Results

Group stage

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Raharney540111387268
Castletown Geoghegan5401122105178
Lough Lene Gaels530210691156
Clonkill520311488264
Castlepollard520383103-204
Fr Daltons500570134-640

Fixtures

Knockout stage

Fixtures

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalGamesAverage
1Niall O'Brien Castletown Geoghegan2-6672612.00
2Killian Doyle Raharney2-6066611
3David Williams Lough Lene Gaels1-525577.86
4Brendan Murtagh Clonkill3-384759.40
5Allan Devine Castlepollard3-29385 7.60

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hughes . Paul . McCabe wonder score seals historic victory for Fr Dalton's . westmeathindependent.ie . Westmeath Independent . 2 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Buckley . Gerry . Castletown-Geoghegan back on top in Westmeath . rte.ie . RTÉ . 2 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Goals for O’Leary and Curley as Plunkett’s blitz Ringtown. October 8, 2023. Westmeath Examiner.
  4. Web site: Lough Lene Gaels Hurling Notes - HoganStand. hoganstand.com.
  5. Web site: Doyle's late goal seals 15th Westmeath SHC crown for Raharney - HoganStand. hoganstand.com.
  6. Killian Doyle the hero as Raharney reign in Westmeath. Gerry. Buckley. October 8, 2023. www.rte.ie.
  7. Web site: Raharney And Doyle Clinch County Title Amid Late Drama. Midlands 103.